GFCI 12 covers 77 financial centres and considers 86 instrumental factors, of which 37 have been updated since GFCI 11 and 13 are new to the GFCI. GFCI respondents believe that the Asian centres will continue to become more significant in the medium to long term. Some respondents question...

GFCI 11 now covers 77 financial centres, with Malta and Johannesburg being new to the index. The past trend of large rises in the ratings of Asia/Pacific centres has paused in GFCI 11 with Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, Shanghai, Beijing, Taipei and Shenzhen all declining. We believe, however,...

GFCI 10 covers 75 financial centres and uses 79 factors, of which 34 have been updated and four are new since GFCI 9. There is no significant difference between London, New York and Hong Kong in the ratings and many respondents from our questionnaire continue to believe that these centres work...

GFCI 15 provides profiles, rating and rankings for 83 financial centres, drawing on two separate sources of data - instrumental factors (external indices) and responses to an online survey. 103 factors have been used in GFCI 15, of which 52 have been updated since GFCI 14 and 1 is new. GFCI 15...

GFCI 9 covers 75 financial centres and uses 76 instrumental factors, of which 37 have been updated since GFCI 8. GFCI 9 reveals that confidence amongst financial services professionals has fallen since GFCI 8, as shown by lower overall ratings – 47 centres have lower ratings in GFCI 9 with...

GFCI 14 provides profiles, rating and rankings for 80 financial centres, drawing on two separate sources of data - instrumental factors (external indices) and responses to an online survey. 102 factors have been used in GFCI 14, of which 37 have been updated since GFCI 13 and 6 are new. London,...

GFCI 8 is the first publication to come out under the new sponsors of the Financial Centre Futures programme, the Qatar Financial Centre Authority. The Business Environment is still viewed as the key area of competitiveness – it is now mentioned in responses far more often than People or...

GFCI 7 builds on the approach adopted in GFCI 6, with its increased emphasis on the inter-connectedness of centres, to allow a more in-depth examination of the underpinnings of competitiveness. Whilst the ratings element is retained, there is a new approach to profiling major centres in terms of...

GFCI 6 provides ratings and rankings for 75 financial centres, up from 62 in GFCI 5. Of the 75 centres rated, 59 centres have received higher scores and only three have decreased. GFCI 5 demonstrated a ‘flight to safety' with the top rated centres being less hard hit by the fall in ratings...

GFCI 5 results reflect the severe loss of confidence across all centres. There has been a significant fall in scores for all 62 centres rated here, reflecting a more negative perception of the performance of financial services generally and the effect of the severe downturn in some financial...